James 2:16
Faith is Belief & Commitment
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even
the demons believe—and tremble!
James 2:19
Faith is Belief & Commitment
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 7 By
faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet
seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the
saving of his household, by which he condemned the
world and became heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith. Hebrews 11:6-7
James points out
the practical side of faith.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
without works is dead also.
James 2:26
James points out
the practical side of faith.
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not
by faith only.
James 2:24
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing
the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness,
lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and
abominable idolatries. 4 In regard to these, they
think it strange that you do not run with them in the
same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
1 Peter 4:3-4
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
When David saw that his servants were whispering, David
perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to
his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is
dead.” 20 So David arose from the ground, washed and
anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went
into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to
his own house; and when he requested, they set food
before him, and he ate.
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you
have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he
was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate
food.” 22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I
fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can tell whether the
Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring
him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not
return to me.”
2 Samuel 12:19-23
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
When I have brought them to the land flowing with
milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and
they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat,
then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and
they will provoke Me and break My covenant.
Deuteronomy 31:20
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
5 I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great
drought. 6 When they had pasture, they were filled;
They were filled and their heart was exalted;
Therefore they forgot Me.
Hosea 13:5-6
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
knowing that the testing of your faith produces
patience.
James 1:3
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted
by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does
He Himself tempt anyone.
James 1:13
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the
truth, and someone turns him back, 20 let him know
that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way
will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of
sins.
James 5:19-20
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and
sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not
do it, to him it is sin.
James 4:17
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by
God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He
Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted
when he is drawn away by his own desires and
enticed.
James 1:13-14
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection,
lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should
become disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And
this is the victory that has overcome the world—our
faith.
1 John 5:4
Faith must be active in coping with
external trials
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but
he who does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:17
Faith must be active in a daily religion
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring
the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23
Faith must be active in a daily religion
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!”
he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:7
Faith must be active in a daily religion
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom
there is no variation or shadow of turning.
James 1:17
Faith must be active in a daily religion
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of
truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His
creatures.
James 1:18
Faith must be active in a daily religion
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and
continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer
of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:25
Faith must be active in a daily religion
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of
the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing
his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes
himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what
kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the
perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a
forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will
be blessed in what he does.
James 1:22-25
Conclusion
The Christian lives by faith
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
Conclusion
Faith is the Christian’s strength in coping with external
or internal problems
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And
this is the victory that has overcome the world—our
faith.
1 John 5:4
Conclusion
God’s word is the source of faith
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God.
Romans 10:17